Vice President:

Sunday, January 21st is the last day to sign up to be a Union Steward. You must meet the requirements in the TWU 514 bylaws. We will determine who is eligible and what the need is in each bid area. Once that is accomplished you will receive an email informing you of your status.

Marla Johnson

Chairman of Material Logistics Specialist:

We have 9 new hires starting Monday. They will be placed in Receiving, Issuing, Hangars 5 & 6 and 1,2 & 3.
We have 103 open grievances.
Job Postings this weekend: Issuing, CAM, Shipping, Hangars 1,2,&3, TEO, TLO, and Hangars 5 & 6.
Please check your training. Make sure you don’t have any overdue.

B.J. Rackers
(918) 346-8918
bjracker@twumail.org

Chairman of Facilities Maintenance:

Contractors VS AA employees

I’m sure you’ve noticed how many times the plating shop has been evacuated in the past 2 weeks or how our facility has been colder the last 2 years then in the previous years.

I won’t get into specifics unless asked personally, but all of the current issues AA is having is due to improper installation or poor design by the contractors AA has hired.

In the past AA had enough FMG employees to install any and ALL new equipment no matter the size or complexity, and maintain it as our core work.

The contractors (with few exceptions) get paid extra for fixing issues that should have never been an issue in the first place, all in the name of “warranty”.

It’s obvious AA employees are the better deal, we do the job more efficiently and do it correctly the first time because we care about our facilities.

I hope our management realizes this soon.

Budgeted headcount 316
Current headcount 315
Out on LOA 9
Actual headcount 306

As always feel free to contact me at any time.

Jim Holt
(918) 378-2079
JHolt@twumail.org

Executive Board Members at Large:

George Albano:

I attended the Base Business Review (BBR) in DFW with Joe on Wednesday. We received a lot of good information. We also visited the MOC desk & sat in on a couple of calls.

I continue to work grievances daily & help members with their union benefits. I also continue to assist members with their FMLA paperwork whether here on the Base or at the Hospital. I attended a 32J this week.

George Albano
(918) 378-1947
GAlbano@twumail.org

Gene Chapin:

Continue working the grievance office at 5:00am.
Attended several 32Js.
Continue working grievances.
The next Blood Drive is scheduled for Feb 26th.

Gene Chapin
(918) 640-2097
GChapin@twumail.org

Tracy Hardin:

If you haven’t heard by now, the TWU514 2024 Wall and Pocket Calendars are available. You can come by the hall with a limited stock in the grievance office. We only have a limited number, so when they are gone they are gone.

If you are looking for something different, you might want to check the 2024 Union Sportsmen’s Alliance Calendar. The calendar and website have a lot of information for outdoor enthusiasts. Log onto Union Sportsmen’s Alliance for more tips and events.

The Tulsa MLK Celebration and Parade had to be postponed due to weather, but I was able to celebrate Dr King’s legacy with the TWU International over the weekend. I will be providing a more in-depth report later this week of Dr. King’s impact on union labor and community.

Well we just started the new year and some of you had updates to your extra benefit coverage. We received the report of who may have missed the deadline and the list is quite long. We will come up with a plan to make contact with the missing members but in the meantime go back and see if you received the email that said go do something.

Tracy
(918) 409-5962
THardin@twumail.org

Don McCormick:

HGR 5/6

Disciplinary Base Point – The company decided in their best judgment to agree and remove the 55 disciplinary letters from crew meetings conducted last month. If you still have a Base Point in MyView for this, notify me and we will get it rectified.
787 check – has been inducted into HGR 6 due to the inability of the Vendors to complete in a timely manner.
HGR 5/6 Management is continuing to write people up for coming back late from Breaks and Lunches. Make sure that you remain in your work areas and notify your CC or Supervisor if you will be leaving the area.

Grievance

Continue to work Pre contract and post contract grievances.
If you have an issue with a possible violation, get with your Union Steward and discuss. Remember on all grievances, it is your responsibility to prove the violation not the company’s.

Welfare and Entertainment

Tulsa Oilers Hockey – Tickets available at the Union Hall M-F 7AM-11AM and 12PM-4PM They are also available in the Grievance office above HGR 3/4 Call x3213 to speak with an officer.

Don
(918) 378-5923
DMcCormick@twumail.org

Daron Morgan:

Continuing to work in the Grievance office
I have been in multiple 32J’s over various reasons recently
Continuing to work on Grievances, and filing more grievances (as needed)
The Next Hockey Game(s) are on January 26th and 27th. We have tickets available in the Grievance Office and at the Union Hall
Our January Union Membership Meetings will be held on Thursday Jan 25th at 7:15 am, 11:45 am, and 3:45pm

What does “Labor Union” mean to you? For me, it goes way deeper than just the definition below. It’s a brotherhood/sisterhood. Coworkers looking out for each other, helping each other, standing together. As we are preparing for Negotiations, we need to be thinking about these items, and many more that are not listed. We need to tighten up the reins and get strong. We can do this, but it takes everyone.

WE SHOULD NEVER TOLERATE OUR UNION MEMBERS TO BE MISTREATED BY OTHER UNION MEMBERS OR THE COMPANY! “An injustice to one, Is an Injustice to all”

labor union

noun

: an organization of workers formed for the purpose of advancing its members’ interests in respect to wages, benefits, and working conditions

Daron
(918) 402-0089
DMorgan@twumail.org

Jay Potter:

First and foremost, I extend my heartfelt condolences to Dale Danker for the loss of his mother. Please keep Dale and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Negotiations

Your joint TWU/IAM negotiation team met in Phoenix this week. Our meetings were productive and went well. We started with the Grievance Procedures and the MLS book. In addition, we reviewed Base Outsourcing. Both unions expect contract suggestions from the floor to be completed soon and thank all who participated.

Base Outsourcing

We currently have 25 aircraft at our 4 In-house Maintenance Bases (CTO, PIT, DWH, and TULE).
- 8 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV or C11).
The five (5) HMP vendors have 33 aircraft.
- 30 of these aircraft are check aircraft (MBV, C11, or S).
  - BFM_VT MAE, Mobile Aerospace Engineering, Mobile, AL –- 2 aircraft
  - INT_NSA, North State Aviation-Winston/Salem, NC ————-1 aircraft
  - SLO_Aeroman, El Salvador ——————————————-16 aircraft
  - STA_VT San Antonio Aerospace, San Antonio, TX ————- 8 aircraft
  - VQQ _Flightstar, Jacksonville, FL – ———————————–6 aircraft
Livery aircraft do not count in the outsourced man-hours (stations include: AMA, GUS, and ROW).
If you have questions regarding Contractual Scope Language, you can reach me at (918) 845-8059 or jpotter@twumail.org. I would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Tulsa Aviation Maintenance Group (AMG) Headcount

January 18, 2024		January 23, 2020		VARIANCE
TCC	68	TCC	79	TCC	-11
CC AMT	254	CC AMT	245	CC AMT	9
AMT	2180	AMT	2681	AMT	-501
OSM	409	OSM	425	OSM	-16
INSP	232	INSP	263	INSP	-31
CC CL	13	CC CL	16	CC CL	-3
CL	130	CL	130	CL	0
TOTAL	3286	TOTAL	3839	TOTAL	-553

Hiring

The company currently has external postings for AMT’s in Tulsa. Check daily at (jobs.aa.com).

Jay
(918) 845-8059
JPotter@twumail.org

Passages

“Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.”

The Passing of Retired Brother Claud Robert Maurice Jochmans

We are deeply saddened to share with you the passing of retired Brother Claud Robert Maurice Jochman on December 16th, 2023. Claud had started with American Airlines in 1981 and retired from the position of Aviation Maintenance Technician in 2004. Please keep the Jochmans family in your thoughts and prayers. Claud Robert Maurice Jochmans June 20, 1944 — December …

The Passing of Retired Brother Gerald Colbert

It is with great sadness that we share with you the passing of retired Brother Gerald Colbert on Saturday, January 13, 2024. Gerald started working here at American Airlines in 1990 and retired from the position of Overhaul Support Mechanic in 2007. Gerald’s Son, De Andry Colbert is a fellow Local 514 Union Brother. Please keep the …

The Passing of Sheral Danker, Mother of President Dale Danker

It is with a heavy heart that we share with you the passing of Sheral Danker on January 16, 2024. Sheral had lost her husband, Brother George Danker back on October 12, 2023. President Danker’s Father. Please keep the Danker Family in your thoughts and prayers. No other details were made available at the time of …

Local 514’s Digest for the week of January 19, 2024

January 19, 2024